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<blockquote data-quote="Coroc" data-source="post: 7444610" data-attributes="member: 6895991"><p>[MENTION=6786839]Riley37[/MENTION] If a cultural and technological Level on which a class is based upon is conforming to you as being a stereotype ok, let us take the example of Conan. The first thing when confronting those shiny Knights from 1000 years in the future is surely not the Axe which blade is to small for his taste, but their shiny perfect Fitting armor as soon as he downs one who is about his size. Oh wait he is barred by class Definition from wearing it because of cultural Level ... ah wrong because of stereotype of course.</p><p></p><p>And do not argue he got unarmed defense and can move faster and yadda: You can even swim in full plate armor and you are less likely to drown than doing so with hide and kilt and layered linen which soaks with water. Besides that you can high jump, far jump climb ladders, run alsmost as fast as without armor with sophisticated plate.</p><p></p><p>And what is the weapon of choice to Counter plate? A halberd. There we got it. Is it stereotype again? No it is technological and cultural Level and neccesity by a given context.</p><p></p><p>I am perfectly fine with your halfling pikes, they will have about the size of a human spear and be totally useless to said halfing other than in a Formation. I am not even debating damage die there which should be 1d8 of course instead of 1d10, because then the next guy comes here and writes "But it is a Fantasy game, you know dragons/ giants etc would break their bones because of their weight etc etc." Yea, i know, but that is a total Fantasy Thing without RL equivalent. "Barbaric" cultures compared to 16th century Landsknechts and Knights are a Thing in the real world though and thus altering them gives me much more disbelief than any purely Fantasy creature. Maybe i am bit biased, but OP asked and that is my answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coroc, post: 7444610, member: 6895991"] [MENTION=6786839]Riley37[/MENTION] If a cultural and technological Level on which a class is based upon is conforming to you as being a stereotype ok, let us take the example of Conan. The first thing when confronting those shiny Knights from 1000 years in the future is surely not the Axe which blade is to small for his taste, but their shiny perfect Fitting armor as soon as he downs one who is about his size. Oh wait he is barred by class Definition from wearing it because of cultural Level ... ah wrong because of stereotype of course. And do not argue he got unarmed defense and can move faster and yadda: You can even swim in full plate armor and you are less likely to drown than doing so with hide and kilt and layered linen which soaks with water. Besides that you can high jump, far jump climb ladders, run alsmost as fast as without armor with sophisticated plate. And what is the weapon of choice to Counter plate? A halberd. There we got it. Is it stereotype again? No it is technological and cultural Level and neccesity by a given context. I am perfectly fine with your halfling pikes, they will have about the size of a human spear and be totally useless to said halfing other than in a Formation. I am not even debating damage die there which should be 1d8 of course instead of 1d10, because then the next guy comes here and writes "But it is a Fantasy game, you know dragons/ giants etc would break their bones because of their weight etc etc." Yea, i know, but that is a total Fantasy Thing without RL equivalent. "Barbaric" cultures compared to 16th century Landsknechts and Knights are a Thing in the real world though and thus altering them gives me much more disbelief than any purely Fantasy creature. Maybe i am bit biased, but OP asked and that is my answer. [/QUOTE]
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